yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (11/30/90)
Edward Campion November 27, 1990
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 2:00 p.m.
(Phone: 202/453-8536)
Lisa Malone
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 407/867-2468)
LAUNCH ADVISORY: STS-35 LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCED
NASA managers today announced Dec. 2, 1990, as the
launch date for Shuttle Mission STS-35 which will involve Space
Shuttle Columbia carrying the Astro-1 payload. The launch window
on Dec. 2 extends from 1:28 a.m. EST to 3:58 EST.
The launch date announcement follows completion of the Flight
Readiness Review held today at Kennedy Space Center during which
all Shuttle support elements stated they were ready to proceed
with the launch of Columbia and the STS-35 mission.
"The Shuttle team has worked very hard to get Columbia ready
to fly," said Space Shuttle Director Robert Crippen. "With the
hydrogen leak resolved, we are ready to end the year with the
ASTRO-1 mission which will extend our knowledge of the universe".
Coverage of the STS-35 mission will be carried on NASA
Select, Satcom F2R, Transponder 13, C-band located at 72
degrees west longitude, frequency 3960.0 Mhz, vertical
polarization, audio monaural 6.8 MHz.